Price of life: He was killed for Rs 100
Mumbai, Aug 26: An 18-year-old man, working in a hotel as a cook, was arrested for allegedly killing another worker over a paltry sum of Rs 100.
The accused was identified as Aftab alias Chand Manjur Khan, who works in a hotel in suburban Kurla.
Kalam Buttu Khan (18), who worked in the same hotel had borrowed Rs 100 from him to celebrate Eid earlier this week, police said.
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They had an altercation this afternoon over delay in repaying the money, and in a fit of rage Aftab allegedly picked up a kitchen knife and stabbed Kalam, police said.
Kalam was taken to a hospital but was declared dead before admission, a police official from Vinoba Bhave Nagar Police Station said.
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An offence of murder has been registered.
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